RE: Mystery Canaries...


Tim,
 
Could the second (prickly) seed pod be Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant?
 
The first sounds like some kind of milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) -- I'm guessing the vine, Araujia sericifera, or "cruel plant" (because it catches moths by the proboscis).
 
Nick
 
 
Nick Turland
in St. Louis, MO, USA, where it's sunny and cool, and very damp after several days rain


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